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> Are you seriously trying to compare half a billion total spent by a single man (just Elon) to middle class people contributing $50 to an election?

Yes, I am.

It is a policy failure to allow ANYONE to spend money to influence / support elected officials. Your only influence should be voting.

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But, the wealthy use their wealth to influence policy. Policy that benefits them. Like policy that allows them to spend infinite money to influence elections. How do the non-wealthy stop that?

You do realize more money was spent on the party opposing Trump? Money can lose. Money apparently doesn't like the right wing but the right wins anyway without money.

Agree.

It feels odd that you would point out the little guy when there is kind of this elephant in the room.

You could have just said we need to get money out of politics.

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